10 Most Overpowered Movie Characters Ever

While Gandalf the Grey is a powerful wizard, within Tolkien’s world of fantastical creatures, supernatural beings and walking, talking trees, he feels pretty par for the course. Gandalf the White, however, that’s a different story.

Even as the Grey he has his moments, and Peter Jackson has spoken about downgrading his powers from the book to make the trilogy more cinematic (his staff, for example, is not snapped in the book). Therefore, it’s probably fair to say that Gandalf overall remains one of the most OP characters ever, despite various limitations of these powers placed upon him.

He fights off Orcs and protects the Fellowship numerous times, with both magic and spell casting, even able to defeat a Balrog without too much effort. Though Saruman is able to beat him in the duel initially, it’s a close fought fight and Gandalf is playing by rules Saruman is no longer restricted to.

It’s well known that Spider-Man often pulls his punches against weaker foes, and it seems Gandalf does the same. He’s constantly honouring the vows Saruman has since abandoned.

Gandalf’s few flaws come from goodness; as a villain he’d be utterly unstoppable.